{"id":1369,"date":"2025-10-05T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:43:00","slug":"glasshouse-garden-pavilion-offers-moment-of-beauty-in-womens-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/glasshouse-garden-pavilion-offers-moment-of-beauty-in-womens-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasshouse Garden pavilion offers “moment of beauty” in women's prison"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/div>\n

Architecture firm Hollaway Studio<\/a> has designed a circular garden pavilion<\/a> surrounded by pivoting screens to provide a space for horticultural training and rehabilitation at HMP Downview prison in Surrey<\/a>, England.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pavilion originally formed part of a garden developed in collaboration with designer Jo Thompson<\/a> for social enterprise The Glasshouse<\/a> at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"HMP
Hollaway Studio has designed The Glasshouse Garden pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Glasshouse Garden was awarded a Gold Medal at the event in recognition of its design, which aligns with The Glasshouse’s mission to provide horticultural training, employment and resettlement support to women leaving prison.<\/p>\n

Hollaway Studio<\/a> designed the pavilion as the garden’s centrepiece, which was relocated in its entirety after the Chelsea Flower Show to HMP Downview, a women’s prison in Sutton.<\/p>\n

\"Circular
The structure features a circular planted roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The structure is used for teaching and group meetings aimed at inspiring women to engage with the garden and discover how horticulture builds confidence and skills.<\/p>\n

In line with this idea, Hollaway Studio designed a building with no hierarchy of spaces, no front or back, no thresholds and no handles or locks.<\/p>\n

\"Pavilion
Pivoting screens can be moved to open the pavilion on all sides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final outcome was informed by Victorian glasshouses, where women would parade, socialise or care for plants in a relaxed garden setting.<\/p>\n

Its circular form provides different views of the garden as users move around the space, while continuous gravel flooring connects the pavilion directly with the surrounding landscaping.<\/p>\n